| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | break a precedent | нарушить прецедент |
| idiom. | break precedent | изменять традиции (Anglophile) |
| idiom. | break precedent | изменить традиции (The voters broke (with) precedent when they elected a woman to the position.  merriam-webster.com Anglophile) |
| idiom. | break with precedent | изменять традиции (The voters broke (with) precedent when they elected a woman to the position. merriam-webster.com Anglophile) |
| idiom. | break with precedent | изменить традиции (Would it be breaking with precedent for the bride to make a speech? cambridge.org Anglophile) |